Parvat
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Parvat was City and a Municipality
in Surat district
in the India
n state
of Gujarat. The town is roughly 8 km from Surat
. As in 2006 Eight Municipalities Amalgamated in Surat and Parvat is one of those which was added to Limbayat
Zone.
, Parvat had a population of 20,694. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Parvat has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Parvat, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Surat district
Surat district
Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada , Navsari and Dang districts. To the west is the Gulf of Cambay. It is the second-most advanced district in Gujarat...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Gujarat. The town is roughly 8 km from Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
. As in 2006 Eight Municipalities Amalgamated in Surat and Parvat is one of those which was added to Limbayat
Limbayat
Limbayat is a Zonal Town in Surat city and one of the Hub for Shanty Towns in Surat. Today Limbayat has grown in area and population due to amalgamation of Municipalities of Godadara and Parvat and Town panchayats of Dindoli, Kharavasa . The area is also known for its Haphazard Development due to...
Zone.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Parvat had a population of 20,694. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Parvat has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 53%. In Parvat, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.